Police Inspector Tells Court He Refused Orders From PF Cadres

A SENIOR police officer yesterday told the Kitwe Magistrates’ Court that he refused to take orders from PF Copperbelt chairman Steven Kainga at the time suspected PF cadres attacked UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and his delegation in Kitwe.
This is in a case in which Kainga, 49 of house number M2, Mukuba Secondary School compound is jointly charged with Copperbelt PF vice youth chairman Stanley Chandindi for allegedly obstructing a police officer from performing his duty. When the matter came up for continuation of trial before principal resident magistrate Ikechukwe Iduma, chief inspector Felix Lungu said Kainga ordered him not to apprehend the PF cadres that allegedly attacked Hichilema at Moba Hotel on July 15.
“We received a phone call that there were some PF cadres armed with pangas [machetes] and a firearm at Moba Hotel who wanted to attack the UPND leader, who was lodging at the hotel. When we were manning Moba Hotel, Kainga and his co-accused came and ordered us not to arrest the PF cadres, but we rejected because we can’t get orders from a civilian,” Lungu said. During cross-examination, Lungu, who is also Kitwe district operations officer, said the two PF cadres obstructed a police officer from performing his duty when they tried to stop him from apprehending Richard Chileshe, who allegedly fired a pistol in the air during confusion which occurred on July 15 when PF cadres followed their UPND colleagues at Moba Hotel.
He said the two PF cadres ordered him not to apprehend Chileshe, but he tried to reason with them. Lungu said the cadres would not understand, and instead became unruly and started pushing him. “They threatened me with all sorts of threats such as they could not be arrested because they were claiming to be more senior than Copperbelt provincial police commanding officer Joyce Kasosa.
I warned them that they were committing an offence by pushing me. But they could not listen, instead they told me that I should comply with their orders because they were more senior to madam Kasosa, who is the Copperbelt police commissioner,” said Lungu. “But I could not do that because Kainga is a civilian who cannot order me on how I should do my job.
There was a reinforcement from other police officers and that’s how Chileshe, Kainga and Chandindi were arrested.” Magistrate Iduma adjourned the matter to October 6 for continuation of trial with the last witness.

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19 Responses to Police Inspector Tells Court He Refused Orders From PF Cadres

mupanda pwiti

September 23, 2015 at 9:18 am

Cage the pf fools…..cadre superior than a commissioner??Ain’t dat sum bulshit
OBRINE

September 23, 2015 at 9:21 am

WHEN WE TELL U THAT PF IS A VIOLENT PARTY U REFUSE. REFUSE AGAIN BA CHIKALA.
kasantana

September 23, 2015 at 9:32 am

Lock them up and throw the keys away!!I hate these PF thugs.
Politiko

September 23, 2015 at 9:41 am

We need more police officers like Insp. Lungu. Professional and un-intimidated.

If only we had at least 500 such officers!!!
pillar

September 23, 2015 at 9:42 am

cage them,the president made it clear that whoever cause confusion must be caged,regardless of part affiliation
Cool Voice

September 23, 2015 at 9:59 am

Mr Lungu sir,we say thank you 4being royal to your job ethics
ken

September 23, 2015 at 10:15 am

I salute you bwana officer. Please keep it up. We need so many officers like inspector Lungu
Yaba

September 23, 2015 at 10:24 am

As you cage us,be royal to your Government. You are suppose to work well with the govt of the day. Bwana Officer,Royalty is better than Sacrifice.
True

September 23, 2015 at 10:25 am

Thats true
The chosen one

September 23, 2015 at 10:29 am

inspector Lungu is a hero! Natubatotele!
Judge Joe Bidden

September 23, 2015 at 10:31 am

Now that’s a policeman who knows his work and it’s ethics. These PF thugs needs taming.
chuundu chaitwa(cc)

September 23, 2015 at 11:07 am

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW BUT IF ITS UPND CADRES YOU THE INSPECTOR IS SAYING THAT BECAUSE ITS ABOUT THE OPPOSITION
ISIL

September 23, 2015 at 11:23 am

I salute the officer. how I wish all police officers could work on marit
ISIL

September 23, 2015 at 11:24 am

I salute the officer. how I wish all police officers could work on merit
unknown but known

September 23, 2015 at 11:53 am

i salute mr lungu…………. we need more officers who works like… not balya bakandile
Bemba Tribalist

September 23, 2015 at 12:05 pm

Great Officer..cage the monsters
Objective Prophetic Philosopher

September 23, 2015 at 1:15 pm

I call that; professionalism. I only wonder what will happen to him in this jungle formulae political era. We salute you man. May God protect you and your work.
sir Goerge

September 23, 2015 at 2:23 pm

God bless you insptr Lungu. Can God protect you because even as you do your deligently in this manner,its total sucrifice under this regime which doesn’t respect professionalism.
sir Goerge

September 23, 2015 at 2:24 pm

Its people like you inspctr Lungu that God rewards